Quotes About Hero

My theory of characterization is basically this: Put some dirt on a hero, and put some sunshine on the villain, one brush stroke of beauty on the villain.

He had acquired a reputation for possessing a noble character, and even for being something of a hero - or, at least, in the assessment of one contemporary commentator, one of those parties who are able to fulfil the public need in the event of genuine heroes being absent or, for any reason, unpalatable.

Ever since the night I saw him in my bedroom, every hero in every romance novel I read, looked and sounded like him. - Simone Fortuna

We'll make a hero of you yet, young villain!

Oooh! A real hero! I haven't squashed one in years.

There are certain things I couldn't write because they're not intrinsic to my beliefs. For instance, I couldn't write a hero or heroine who didn't put children first.

I have fear of the audience and I am responsible for the scenes involving me, be it as a comedian or hero.

Most boys' first hero is their father. That was definitely true of my dad. He was a proud Irish American and he taught me a lot about ethics and responsibility. He also introduced me to a lot of wonderful folk music.

One of my heroes growing up was Jackie Robinson. My mom, an ardent baseball fan from whom I got my love of the game, had an old baseball card of his from the 1950s and told us his amazing story of courage in integrating baseball.

You want a hero in the music world? James Brown. He brought a feeling to music without really using words. He's just famous for his sound.

Long story short: E. L. James is a hero.

No action hero is more closely associated with cars than James Bond.

It's a generational thing. It'd be great if some kids grew up with me as that Jason Bourne figure.

Jay-Z is a hero, Sam Walton is a hero - these are not exactly communitarian champions. These are - in some cases, literally; in others, just figuratively - gangster heroes. That's who is worshipped: people who get away with it.

Jeff Gordon is a hero and a legend of the sport, and that's something you're never going to do. You obviously have goals, and I'm going to try to be successful here at Hendrick Motorsports, and in the sport in general, but Jeff is Jeff, and there's never going to be another one.

When I was a kid, Jeff Gordon was invincible and I probably thought he was going to race the rest of his life.

I am always the 'good guy', and I take on the idiotic jerks of the nation.

Jimmy White was my massive idol.

Joe Louis was one of my first heroes.

I always wanted to be Robin Hood or John the Baptist when I was growing up.

Johnny Unitas was my hero.

That's all the Joker is. It's Batman without love. The Riddler is the opposite of that. It's the detective in him.

My wife will look after you, madam," he said. "I hope you'll be comfortable. Sleep well — pleasant dreams!" he added, with daring familiarity; then climbed the stairs slowly, feeling more like a slapped child than the hero of romance which he had imagined himself an hour before.

What's Batman's superpower? He hasn't got one. He's just got a lot of gear. Cars and boomerangs and super-lightweight climbing equipment. Which he bought because he's rich. Batman's superpower is cash.